Elections Underway To Fill Three Positions On TAPPI Corrugated Packaging Council Elections are underway to fill three positions on the TAPPI Corrugat- ed Packaging Council (CPC), the governing body of TAPPI’s Corrugated Packaging Division that develops strategic plans and products. The current CPC includes appointed members from International Pa- per, Menasha Packaging, WestRock, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), Pratt Industries, Arvco Container, Advance Packaging and Greif. The elected positions include members from SUN Automation Group, The Haire Group and BW Papersystems. The Chairs of the Corrugated Division Technical Committees, the YP Division Liaison to Corrugated and the Supplier Advisory Committee Chair complete the council. Each position is for a three-year term. Election results will be an- nounced prior to the 2021 TAPPI/AICC SuperCorrExpo event, August 8-12, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Current TAPPI members are asked to vote online at https://www.sur- veymonkey.com/r/elect2021 for three of the following candidates: Dave Burgess is Director of Sales for JB Machinery. A TAPPI member
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for 30 years, Burgess began his career with Pa- marco Global Graphics in 1984, working in many different areas including plant management and regional sales management and was eventually appointed vice president of sales and market- ing, a position he held for several years. In 2008, Burgess joined Flexo Concepts as Vice President, Sales, focusing on global distri- bution chains for their doctor blade and anilox Mike Kohler has worked for Kohler Coating since 2009 and is currently the Vice President of Sales. He specializes in rod-metering systems associated with Kohler’s water decks, coaters, and glue units. Kohler has extensive experience on corrugators, including the world’s only 13 inch corrugating line in Canton, Ohio used for corrugator trials and testing.
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cleaning equipment lines. Burgess joined JB Machinery in 2011 as Direc- tor of North American Sales overseeing all sales activity of its IR Drying, UV Curing and KleenPlate product lines. He is now responsible for all JB markets in Mexico and Latin America.
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Kohler has been active with the Young Professionals (YP) Division since joining TAPPI in 2016 serving in leadership positions including the Division’s Co-Director of Events in 2017-2019 and as the CPC YP Liai- son for 2019-2020. Kohler received the TAPPI Young Professional of the Year award in 2018.
Joe Slattery, Midwest Region Sales Manag- er, for Fosber, is a 23-year veteran of the corru- gated packaging industry. He has held a wide range of positions within the industry, including field service technician, installation project man- ager and sales. Slattery joined TAPPI in 2012 and is active on the Chicago TAPPI Local Sec- tion Board.
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Jeff Gebauer is Production Manager for Niagara Sheets, LLC. Over the course of his 33-year career, Gebauer has held most positions on
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